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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15

Candies, nuts and fruits-all cheap
at Will Patton's.
Jobe the livery stable man, stud
les to please the people.
The poem received was crowded out
OF this issue but will appear next week.
A full line OF silk umbrellas at
Hunter & Browns.
Santa Claus still has his sample
room at H. W. Weiler's.
Miss May Powell, Of Knoxville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. Simcox.
Staples & Strain sell goods mighty
cheap don't they?
Mr.. W. B. Whiteside bought the
Kelly house on Division street this
week.
Hunter & Brown have nice line Of
clocks that they are offering cheap
A large lot of pocket and table cut
lery just received al
g. G. Seaver's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nelson came up
from Limestone Tuesday night to
hear Rev. Sam Small.
Success to those parties buying their
goods from Staples & Strain.
Leave your order at Will Patton's
for Xmas oysters.
Spinks Richardson burnt the en-,
gino boiler at the Johnson City Fur
niture Factory last Tuesday.
| viii Patton has fine lot Of fruit.
and candies.
Hunter 4 Brown have opened up 8
large stock Of quilts and can furnish
you one from IS cents to 800.
Ayers Sarsaparilla makes the blooC
pure, rich, and vitalizing. Sold by al
druggists.
]. f. Gillian bought l9 acres of lane
and the McCallum dwelling from J. E
Crsndall this week for $4,000.
The best N. o. moasses in the cit,
at Hunter & Browns for IS cents pc
/ gallon.
Handsome line of holiday goods 70
, everyone at McFerrin & Co. Com
and see.
e Rev. John Boring is conducting
powerful revival of religion at tn
Methodist Church at Central.
A thought in time saves nine, thin
. OF those nice Xmas goods at
Staples & Strains.
Drummers DO not fail to call on tn
. old drummer for hacks, buggies, d,
lobe tries to please you.
=" Candy candy more candy an
sweeter candy at Will Patton's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
A Sad MiAiake,

OF those not buying their goods Of
Staples & Strain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15

Fireworks at Will Palton'G.
Harris is headquarters for candy,
raisins, oranges &c.
The Skating Rink has been reor-
gained.
A splendid lot OF cloaks to clese out
at Hunter 4 Browns.
John Harr has the best stock Of
groceries in town.
J. w. Hunter made business trip
10 Knoxville this week.
The cheapest lot OF trunks in town
at Hunter 4 Browns.
Will Patton has the finest fresh oys-
ters in town.
Mrs Frank Gillian is improving rap
idly.
Fresh figs, raisins and cocoanuts at
Will Patton's.
Go TO Hunter & Brown for your
Christmas goods.
Mr.. Frank Gillian is sufficiently re-
covered to be on the street,
1900 pounds of candy just arrived a
Evans & Hurst.
We have received new line of dres
goods at Hunter 4 Browns,
Frank Seton is able to be or tn
street again.
Go to G. C. Seaver for children's sill
yer sets.
See I. n. Beckner's Xmas goods an
get prices before you buy.
Mat Martin is out again after a lon
illness.
Xmas goods in an abundance 4
Staples & Strains.
The people of johnson City thin
for themselves and act wisely by senC
ing their prescriptions and orders fC
medicines TO McFerrin & Co, DruI
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15

Christmas is close at hand now.
Everybody should come around and
get their toys and candy at once.
Will Patton's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
MASS MEETING.

The citizens are requested to meet
at City Hall Monday night 10 take
some action in regard to water works.
Every citizen who is interested in the
welfare Of Johnson City is expected to
be present at Z o'clock.
w. A. DICKINSON, Mayor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15

Coming Events Cast their Shnds
Ows Before Them.
Money spent al Staples & Strain is
a good Investment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
n, WALKEk, d. D, MAY G, v ALhbHl
DOCTORS WALKER.

JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
Office and residence, the Mccall
LUM building. Special attention to
diseases OF women. Calls responded
to promtly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
10 New Subscribers.

Several new subscribers were added
TO our list last week but the names
were not received until after publica.
ton day, hence their failure to get
paper last week,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15

McFerrin & Co. have very appro-
priately styled their store the the
Central Drug Store" as the center Of
the corporation is established Mt the
corner OF the store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
Anarchy In ChicngO

And those bargains at Staples &
Strains still prevail, Now amt that 60,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15

Ike lobe, the livery man, is building
an addition to his livery stable for
hacks and buggies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
am Delighted

With those bargains at
Staples & Strains.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
Seven Bibles of the World.

The seven Bibles of the world are the
Koran of the Mahommedans, the Eddas
of the Scandinavians, the Try Pitikes OF
the Buddhists, the Five Kings OF the
Chinese, the three Vedas of the Hindoos,
the Zendavesta, and the Scriptures OF the
Christians. The Koran is not older than
the seventh century of our era. The
Eddas of the Scandinavians were pub
lished in the eleventh century, and are
the most recent of these seven Bibles.
The Pitikes of the Buddhists contain sub
lime morals and pure aspirations; their au-
thor lived and died in the seventh century
before Christ. The sacred writings OF
the Chinese are called the Five Kings,
"king' meaning web of cloth Or the warp
that keeps the threads in their place.
They contain the best sayings of the best
sages on the ethicopolitical duties OF Life.
These sayings cannot be traced to a period
higher than the eleventh century B. G.
The three Vedas are the most ancient
books of the Hindoos, and it is the opin
ion of Max Muller, Wilson, johnson and
Whitney that they are not older than
eleven centuries b. G. The Zendavesta
of the Persians is the grandest of all the
sacred books next to our Bible. Zoroaster,
whose sayings it contains, was born III the
twelfth century B. C.-Boston Herald.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
THE BARE FACTS ABOUT FARMER
ARMSTRONG.

We made mention of Mr.. Frank Arm
strong, of Dodge Township, last week,
as the winner OF $4,000 in the Louisiana
State Lottery. The cash was received
by Mr.. Truman, banker, here on last
Friday in full. 1t was one-twentieth
part of the second capital prize ($lO0,-
00O) which was drawn by ticket No.
,65S, for which twentieth part Mr..
Armstrong had paid one dollar about a
month ago. As stated before, Mr..
Armstrong is a substantial farmer OF
about 55 years, has raised family IN
Union county, nearly all the members
of which are scattered away " doing for
themselves" and as he lost his wife few
years ago, he is unmarried. On his fine
farm of 240 acres there was mortgage
OF about 1000, which, il not already,
will soon be paid. He will give 81 800
OF the money to his son Harvey (who
also had ticket bought by his father at
the same time as the lucky one, which
proved a blank), ard together they will
stock the farm most abundantly.
Mr.. Armstrong has not been &c lot
terry gambler" In 1885 he sent few
doliars-one month for few months,
to New Orleans. AT the first of the
the year be commenced, calculating to
spend dollar month during the sea
son, :" for luck" "Fortune is tickle
goddess" and while she passed by thou
sands, smiled on Farmer Armstrong.
Alton Qowa) Tribune, July 6.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
The Richest Man.

In speaking of the wealth of some of
the ancients, you class Tiberius as the
wealthiest, at $119, 195, 900, and give that
of Cresus, the Lydian, at about $8, 0O0,-
600. You have not mentioned one
wealthier than them all, who was Pythius,
son of Atty, the Lydian, who possessed in
silver and gold together $24, 4,516, 900,
which, added to his possession of land
and slaves at a proportionate value,
would swell his wealth to about $780,
600, 900. I mean his gold at the Doric
value of 1922; if reckoned at the value of
the slater siebos it would give him in
coin $6,036,000 and with slaves and
lands in proportion, wealth of over
$3.50, 100000. This man Pythius, with
out touching his silver and gold, enter
tanned at the city of Calmn9 the army of
Xerxes, over 10000 strong, in his in
vasion of Greece, and on previous occa-
sion made King Darius, Xerxes' father, a
magnificent present-a gold plane tree
and vine. This Pythius, then, was the
wealthiest man in the world, and it is
doubtful if there has been any one before
or since to equal him.-New Orleans
Tmes-Democrat.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
She Knew He Was Failing.

''You are not as strong as you neeo
to be, john" said fond wife 10 her
husband; II think it is about time you
were getting some insurance on your
life. Insurance on my life! What
are you talking about? lam as healthy
as ever was; insurance, indeed"
"Well, my dear, I only mentioned it,
you know, out of respect for yourself;
l thought you were falling" 'And
what in the world put it into your head
that am failing! Me failinga Why, l
am as strong as horse, and can run
up three flights of stairs without taking
breath" swell, it may be so;' but l
am afraid You are deceiving yourself. "
"Deceiving myself! Goodness gracious,
woman. what do you meanP' "Don't
be so impatient; what makes me think
you are failing is this: When you were
.eourting me you could hold me on your
lap three hours; now You can not hold
the baby on your lap three minutes "
Boston Courier
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
Tolerance Among the Turks.

Yet the Turks-if they are not high
officials and have not lived in Paris.
from which they take home its vices
only-the Turks, say, are ncitac.
malicious, nor jealous, nor dis.o3rL
They are not intolerant, even, at lcass l.
no outside cause comes to wound thciI
pride, which is all the more touchy az ii
has no justification. But the Turks arc
haughty-yery unconscious of it, how
ever-and are ignorant to degree that
they do not even suspect. Their fanatic
ism is never fired by the sight of an alien
creed, by public professions, by Chris
tan festivals; as far as they are con-
cerned, all this has no existence. They
pass to one side; they see it, but do not
look at it. Their fanaticisn, which In
reality asks for nothing more than to be
allowed to slumber as they do themselves,
is awakened only by wound to the
Mussulmanic pride, by palpable and
visible insult given to their beliefs.
Christian priests can traverse streets
with their insignia and their sacerdotal
costumes, preceded and followed by their
devotees, carrying banners, wax candles
and crosses, and singing with all their
might. The Turks would not get angry
at this any more than they would at a
procession of children with their dolls.
They even praise their musicians and
their drums at the funerals Of bishops
and the professions of Corpus Christi,
and nothing is more curious than the
sight of Turkish soldiers, in full uniform,
following with the most profound re-
spect the crucifix and the holy sacra-
ment.
But let Christian take it into his head
to enter one of their mosques without
their authority and without submitting to
all the ceremonial of Musselmanic humil-
ity, and they win drive him out in q
brutal manner. This is not intolerance;
it is obedience to the principle that every
man is master of his own house; and we
may be certain that when the so-called
Turkish fanaticism has inflicted severe
punishment upon European scoffers, or
upon persons that are too inquisitive, it is
not always the Turk that began the quar-
rel between the disciple of Christ and the
follower of Mohammed.-M. Emile Jul
lard in The Cosmopolitan.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

During a recent earthquake in Chihua-
hua, Mexico spring of excellent water
broke cut and has continued to flow ever
since, much 10 the delight of the owners
OF the property and the residents of that
district.
A half-breed in Grand Ronde, Yamhill
county, by the name of John Kelly, shot
one of his toes off, Monday of last week,
by resting his Winchester on his foot and
playing with the trigger, while talking to
some one.
Malachi Harvey was run over while
drunk by train at Pinole last Monday,
and died of his injuries few hours after
ward.
The Glendale Encindl complains that
Chinese and Mexicans do their washing
in the creek which supplies that town
with water.
The redlands Citrograph says that in
"boom" energy Riverside stands head
and shoulders over any place in the
United States.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
|3 PHYSICIANS
| FAILED.

The treatment Of many thousands of cases
of those chronic weaknesses and distressing
ailments peculiar TO females, at the lnyalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. n. T.,
has afforded a vast experience in nicely
adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
for the cure of woman's peculiar maladies.
DIR. Pierce,s FavOrite Prescription
is the outgrowth, or result, Of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands of
testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested it in the
more aggravated and obstinate cases which
had baftfed their skill, prove it TO be the
most wonderful remedy eyer devised for
the relief and cure of suffering women. 1t
ia not recommended as cure-all," but
az a most perfect Specific for woman's
As a powerful, invfgorating tonic,
it imparts strength to the whole system,
and to the uterus, or womb and its ap-
pendages, In particular. For overworked,
.worn-out," !" rundown" debilitated teach
ers. miIliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
"shcp-girls," hcusekeepers, nursing moth
ers. and feeble women generally, Dr.
Pierce's Favcrite Prescription is the great
est earthly boon, being unequalled as an
appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. 1t
promotes digestion and assimilation OF food,
ADDRESS. WORLDS DISPl
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
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Narrowing Statistics.

The lack Of enthusiasm in Ireland
over the Queens jubilee figures in Tory
speeches as evidence of the disloyalty
Of that race. Perhaps a few statistics
may speak louder than trumpets. Here
is a table that may explain away .
part Of this '.disloyalty" of the Irish:
Evlcted ...o,ooc,opo
Number OF euigrants 1e6, 600
A country which can show such vital
statistics as these, covering half CEN
tury and involving over eighty per
cent Of the population. displays very
narrow and ungenerous spirit indeed
in refusing to throw up its hat in patri-
otic rejoicing and look forward with
light heart for another half century of
the same. Springfield (MGss. Repaid
ican.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
JEALOUS
| DOcToHS.

cures nausea, weakness of stomach, indi-
gestion, bloating and eructations OF gas.
As a soothing and strengthening
nervine," Favorite Prescription I" Is un-
equalled and is invaluable in allaying and
subduing nervous excitability, irritability,
exhaustion, prostration, hysteria, spasms
and other distressing, nervous symptoms
commonly attendant upon functional and
organic disease of the womb. 1t induces
refreshing sleep and relieves mental anx-
iety and dependency.
Dr.. Pierce,s FavOrite Prescription
is legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skillful
physician, and adapted TO womans delicate
Organization. 1t is purely vegetable in its
composition and perfectly harmless In ITS
effects in any condition of the system.
9FavOrite Prescription . IL posi-.
tive cure for the most complicated and
obstinate cases of 1eucorrhea, or whites,
excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain
full menstruation, unnatural suppressions,
prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak
back, female weakness" anteversion, re-
troversion, bearing-down sensations, chron-
ic congestion, inflammation and liberation
of the womb, inflammation, pain and ten
derness in ovaries, accompanied with : In
ternal heat"
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
PHYSICIANS HAVE FOUND OUT

That & communicating and foreign element in
the blood, developed by indigestion, is the
cause of rheumatism. This settles upon the
sensitive sub-cutaneous covering of the mus
cles and ligaments of the joints, causing con-
slant and shifting pain, and aegregating as a
calcareous, chalky deposit which produces
stiffness and distortion Of the joints. No fact
which experience has demonstrated in regard
to Hostetters Stomach Bitters has stronger
evidence to support than this, namely, that
this medicine of comprehensive uses checks
the formidable and atrocious disease, nor is it
less positively established that it is preferable
to the posons often used to arrest it, since the
me edicine contains only salutary Ingredients.
1t is also signal remedy for malarial fevers,
constipation, dyspepsia, kidney and bladder
ailments, debility and other disorders. See
that you get the genuine.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

In pregnancy, :. Fayorite Prescription" /"
is "mother's cordial" relieving nausea,
weakness of stomach and other distressing
symptoms common to that condition. II
its use is kept up IN the latter months of
CESSATION, it SO prepares the system for de-
livery as to greatly lessen, and many times
almost entirely do away with the sufferings
of that trying ordeal.
"FavOrite Prescription, ?, when taken
in connection with the use Of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxa-
tive doses of DIR. Piercc's Purgative Pellets
little Liver Pills., cures Liver, Kidney and
Bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and abolishes can
cerous and scrofulous humors from the
system.
medicine for women sold, by druggists,
under q positive guarantee, from the
manufacturers, that It will give satisfae-
tipn in every case, or money viii be re-
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully car
ried out for many years. Large bottles
goo doses) $l.OO, or six bOtt1es for
$500.
eW Send ten cents in stamps for DR..
Pierce's large, illustrated Treatise QBO
pages) on Diseases of Women.
RR3 UTain street. RIFFALn N ~.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
Another new fashion in Philadel

Another new fashion in Philadel-
phia is the engagement dinner" at
which the father or nearest male rela-
tive Of the lady usually makes the an
nouncement at the close of the diuner,
and pretty practice sometimes in
dulged is for each guest to pick up a
Hower and throw it at the fiancee. who
is thus met with rose shower from all
sides of the table. On this occasion,
reports an observer, ''the bridegroom
elect often kisses his mother-in-law
elect, and the father of the Benedict in
klrn kisses the fianeee.n
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
Ice in a Tenement House.

The rarity of lump of ice in tene-
ment house suggests to writer in New
York newspaper that the flower mission
should be followed up at this stage of the
season by an ice mission. .'The sweetest
music / ever heard" once exclaimed
convalescent fever patient, twas the jim
gle of the broken ice in the pitcher of
water that the nurse was bringing to my
bedside. - New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
CONCENTRATE YOUR VITALITY.

One on the secrets of health is the concen-
tratien of vitality. The recruiting of the vital
principle is done effectually by BRANDRETH's s
PILLS. Health finds happiness in the mere
sense of existence" BRANDRErHs PILLS help
nature to reassert her own when she has been
forced to vacate her stronghold in the body.
When an enemy attacks fort all the forces
are concentrated at the point of attack TO re-
sist the onslaught. So with the body BRAN
DRETH's PILLS concentrate all ones vitality TO
throw off the encroachiDg disease. Get BRAN
DRETH's PILLS. Be sure to take no other.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

"Hope on, hope ever" How many delicate
ladies there are who, while they attend to
their daily duties, do so with aching heads, a
pressed spirits, who are ''only keeping about, :"
as the phrase is. Some day they ego into q
Decline" and leave their children motherless.
To such we would say, "Cheer up" Timely
use of DR.. Pierces ''Favorite Prescription
corrects all female Irregularities, weaknesses,
and kindred affections easily, pleasantly and
quickly
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
He / 8 !!

HELLOi Call IS4o SMITHS CASH STORE, lis
Clay Street. San Francisco and tell them to mail me
the Home Circle (their price lstl every month. My
everything q family needs; that their goods are
cheaper and BETTER and carefully packed, than
any place she ever dealt. SAY-HELLOl Do you
hear2 sg
everyone who has family to keep and values
omy and good living. | bought the finest tee there
ever crank, and only so cents They call II the
KINDERGARTEN. It is like what they charge g. Is
for at some places. The Coffee, Hams Cheese, Spices,
Bacon, and Potatoes get there are superb Smith
says he has low priced goods those who want them,
large business which exceeds that Of any house Ia
San Francisco engaged In the same line Of trade.
HELLO! Send it by first mail
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
G.. A. n.

The twenty first national encampment Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic win be held at St. Louis, Mo-,
the last week in September next. Arrangements
have been made for grand excursion of G. A. r.
Comrades, their families and friends-epen to Ito
leave San Francisco on Tuesday, September 49, 1887.
The rate of this excursion win be S67 50 for the
round trip from San Francisco to st. Leus and re-
turn and the limit Of the tickets will be such as 10
afford excursionists ample time to visit all the princ
pal points in the East before returning.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars through from San
Francisco to st. Leuis, without change, at regular
berth rates Union Pacific Tourist Cars fully equipped
at $500 extra per passenger.
For information apply to or address
SxEO. w. Waits.
New Montgomery Street,
Palace Hotel. San Ernnciscn.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

The lower portion of Centre Conn-
ty, Pa, is infested by plague of
snails, and they have eaten every green
thing in the gardens and fields. They
travel only at night and cover the
woods and roads by the million. Paris
green and other insect destroyers have
no effect upon them.
An inclination 81 one inch in fif-
teen miles is sufficient to give motion
20 water. An inclination of three
inches per mile in a straight, smooth
channel will give velocity of three
miles per hour, while three feet per
mile would produce torrent. Boston
Budget.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

st. Genevieye is the oldest town
In Missouri, and just last week woke
up and discovered near by a mountain
200 feet high of solid red. gray and
rose colored granite
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

When Baby was sick, we rave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Gastoria
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

All diseases of lower bowel, including pile
tumors, radically cured Book of particulars,
10 cents in stamps. Worlds Dispensary Med.
ical Association, G63 Main Street, Buffalo,
n Y,
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
Rarely So Degraded. /.

No matter how bad and destructive q
boy may be, he rarely becomes so de-
graded or loses his self respect sufficiently
70 throw mud on circus poster. .-Texas
SEtings.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

To the novel colors invented for womea's
clothes of Crushed strawberry" and whipped
cream" has been added the color of slapped
baby"
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

You can't Judge of mans character by the
clothes he wears, but they give you some idea
of his credit.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

Professor Proctor announces that he has dis
covered two new suns. Mr.. Dana must look
out for his laurels, also for the dignity of his
feline associate
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

Irritation of the throat and hoarseness inn
mediately relieved by "Broaon's Bronchial
I3,ochesn
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

Patron to milkman-Why don't you reduce
your rates? Milkmen-Can't afford to-unless
reduce the milk.
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

"What book has helped you most in life !"
asked my friend as home we tsok our way,
one day, and he replied: MY pocketbook."
San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13

Rev. DIR. Curry, American Minister
to Spain. has become popular in
Madrid society